Re: [HACKERS] Solution to the pg_user passwd problem !?? (c)

Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>

From: Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: rjb@xs4all.nl (Ronald Baljeu)
Cc: dlorenso@afai.com, pgsql-hackers@hub.org
Date: 1998-02-20T15:02:50Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
> 
> > ------- OTHER WISE ---- CAN WE STEAL IDEAS FROM OTHERS? --------
> > 
> > I'm also running MySQL (trying to switch to PG, but waiting for ODBC
> > to catch up), I like the mysql feature of inserting passords by:
> > 
> >     insert into user (host,user,password)
> >     values ("domain.com","dlorenso",password('psswrd');
> 
> Hmmm... When I read this, another (related) idea pops into my head.
> It's probably nothing, but:
> 
> what about defining a new type 'passwd', with
> an input (or output) routine which does the crypting?

If they do a binary cursor, does the output function get called?

-- 
Bruce Momjian
maillist@candle.pha.pa.us